With the US Army and Marine Corps in the midst of an enormous modernization effort, in line with the creation of US Army Futures Command and the DoD Close Combat Lethality Task Force, we are delighted to present Future Soldier Technology USA - the only conference dedicated to soldier and marine modernization in North America. Innovative programs such as the Integrated Visual Augmented System are leveraging new immersive technologies to make th...

SMi presents Future Armored Vehicles Active Protection Systems USA, taking place on the 11th and 12th June 2019, in Arlington, Virginia USA. As the only and first conference in the world dedicated to this important capability, the two-day event will provide insight into the leading nations Active Protection Systems programs, with unique technical briefings on the best ways to integrate APS and the emerging architectures necessary to support it...

SMi Group, organizers of Global MilSatcom, are proud to present the Military Space USA conference and exhibition; convening in Los Angeles on June 11-12, 2019. Featuring high level briefings from senior leadership across industry, government and allied partner states, Military Space USA will provide a holistic overview of developments in the 4th domain, including how organisational efforts such as 'SMC 2.0' are facilitating and delivering the...

SMi Group is delighted to announce the return of the 5th annual Close Air Support conference to London, UK on the 5th and 6th June 2019. This year’s two-day conference is set to host an international gathering of military officials, agencies, and industry experts, to discuss the vital importance of Close Air Support (CAS) capabilities and allied interoperability. The industry-leading Close Air Support event continues to provide an excell...

SMi’s Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe conference is set to make its return this year to Prague, Czech Republic on the 22nd and 23rd May 2019, for its 4th year running. The two-day event, which has welcomed back its Gold Sponsor Leonardo, will host an international gathering of senior military experts from Central and Eastern European countries, who will present their current national situation in terms of helicopter tech...

SMi Group’s 5th annual Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe conference returns to Prague, Czech Republic on 20th and 21st May 2019. With the $2.5 billion defence contract, due to be signed imminently, the Czech Armed Forces can expect to receive the first of their 210 modern Infantry Fighting Vehicles in early 2019; the rest being delivered over the course of the next 10 years – the largest single military purchase f...

The Defence Aviation Safety Conference will be the leading event dedicated to aviation safety in the defence and military environment. Supported by the Defence Safety Authority (DSA), UK MoD, this highly anticipated two-day event will bring together senior military leaders with responsibility for safety in the aviation domain as well as international defence experts from government and industry.Whilst it will predominantly be focuses on the A...

As revolutionary new aircrafts like the F-35 become more commonplace, technologies are rapidly developing resulting in operational environments requiring more flexible solutions, and mission planning becoming more complex as well as requiring extra tools for data management and standardisation. After the remarkable success of last year, SMi’s Air Mission Planning and Support Conference is returning for its 10th annual year to London, UK...

The UK MoD has recognised the potential of Military Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) to provide strategic superiority in military operations. After the success of last year's launch, SMi will host its second annual Military Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) conference, in April 2019, in London. The event will seek to further enhance and modernise the British Army's capabilities with new emerging technologies. Emerging technologies and t...

For modern mechanised forces, the ability to act quickly, decisively and accurately is vital. Future land forces must prepare for high intensity conflict, where information superiority and surveillance capabilities may be challenged by an innovative enemy. To maintain a competitive edge, it is therefore imperative for our defence forces to intimately understand the capabilities available, to enhance both combat effectiveness and survivability...